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Sarvar Sabri

Tabla

Sarvar Sabri is a tabla player and composer known for solo and accompaniment work in Indian classical music, collaborations with orchestras, and performances across international venues.

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Pannalal Bhattacharyya

Pannalal Bhattacharya (1930–1966) was an Indian singer of Bengali music, known for Shyama Sangeet and for performing compositions of Ramprasad Sen and Kamalakanta Bhattacharya.

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Sulochana Brahaspati

Sulochana Brahaspati (born 1937) is a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Rampur-Sahaswan tradition, associated with performance, teaching, and musicology.

Rampur-Sahaswan

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पदमावती शाळीग्राम

Padmavati Gokhale Shaligram (1918–2014) was a Hindustani vocalist, instrumentalist, and teacher, associated with Jaipur-Atrauli and Kirana influences, and known for performance and teaching.

Debu Chaudhuri

Sitar

Debu Chaudhuri (1935–2021) was an Indian sitarist of the Senia gharana, disciple of Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan, and associated with performance, teaching, and compositions.

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Hemant Chauhan

Hemant Chauhan (born 1955) is an Indian singer associated with Gujarati bhajans, devotional, and folk music, known for his recordings and contributions to traditional music.

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SC Krishnan

S. C. Krishnan (1929–1983) was an Indian playback singer and actor associated with Tamil films and dramas, known for film songs and collaborations with various music composers.

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Vijay Kichlu

Vijay Kichlu (1930–2023) was an Indian classical vocalist, trained in dhrupad and khayal, and founder of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, associated with performance and music education.

Kolkata

Badal Roy

Tabla

Badal Roy (1939–2022) was an Indian tabla player and percussionist, known for his work in jazz, world, and experimental music, and for collaborations with Miles Davis and John McLaughlin.

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Jagjit Kaur

Jagjit Kaur (1930–2021) was an Indian playback singer associated with Hindi and Urdu films, known for songs in films such as Shagoon, Umrao Jaan, and collaborations with composer Khayyam.

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Pathanay Khan

Pathanay Khan (1926–2000) was a Pakistani folk singer associated with Seraiki and Punjabi music, known for singing kafis and Sufi poetry of Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Bulleh Shah, and Shah Hussain.

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Ustad Amanat Ali Khan

Amanat Ali Khan (1922–1974) was a Pakistani classical vocalist of the Patiala gharana, known for khayal, thumri, and ghazal, and for performances with his brother Bade Fateh Ali Khan.

Patiala

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Faiz Ali Faiz

Faiz Ali Faiz (born 1962) is a Pakistani qawwali singer from Sharaqpur, belonging to a family of qawwals, and a nominee of the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards.

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Prem Joshua

Prem Joshua (born 1958) is a German musician known for blending Indian classical and folk elements with Western styles, and for his work with sitar, bansuri, and fusion music projects.

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Paban Das Baul

Paban Das Baul (born 1961) is an Indian Baul singer and composer from West Bengal, known for presenting Baul music internationally and for collaborations blending Bengali folk with Western music.

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Kiran Ahluwalia

Kiran Ahluwalia (born 1965) is a Canadian singer and composer who blends Indian music with African desert blues and Western styles and is a recipient of the Songlines Music Award (2009).

Ustad Shaukat Hussain

Tabla

Shaukat Hussain Khan (1930–1996) was a Pakistani tabla player of the Punjab gharana, a disciple of Mian Qadir Baksh, and known for accompanying leading vocalists and instrumentalists.

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Michael Brook

Michael Brook (born 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, inventor, producer, and film composer, known for the Infinite Guitar and collaborations across rock, electronic, world music, and film soundtracks.

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Anup Ghoshal

Anup Ghoshal (1944/1945–2023) was an Indian playback singer and composer, associated with Bengali and Hindi cinema, and known for Nazrulgeeti and collaborations with Satyajit Ray.

Kolkata

Mahapurush Misra

Tabla

Pandit Mahapurush Mishra (1932–1987) was a Banaras gharana tabla player, disciple of Pandit Anokhelal Mishra, and principal accompanist to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, active in India and the USA.

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Vilayat Hussain Khan

Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan (1895–1962) was an Agra Gharana vocalist and composer, known for his bandishes under the name “Pran Piya” and his role as a teacher in Hindustani music.

Agra

Shankar Gosh

Tabla

Pandit Shankar Ghosh (1935–2016) was a tabla artist of the Farukhabad gharana, known for solo performance, accompaniment, compositions, and collaborations with leading Hindustani musicians.

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Raghunath Prasanna

Bansuri (Flute)

Pandit Raghunath Prasanna (1913–1999) was a shehnai and bansuri artist from Varanasi, known for adapting shehnai techniques to flute and contributing to a multi-generational musical lineage.

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Radha Jayalakshmi

Radha and Jayalakshmi were a Carnatic vocal duo known for concert performances, playback singing, and teaching, associated with the G. N. Balasubramaniam school and early duo singing tradition.

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Sheila Dhar

Sheila Dhar (1929–2001) was a Hindustani vocalist of the Kirana Gharana, known for her writings on music, books on musicians, and contributions as a teacher and author.

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Neyveli R Santhanagopalan

Carnatic vocalist Neyveli Santhanagopalan, known for traditional raga interpretations, performs globally and holds the Sangeetha Kalanidhi award, featuring prominently in Chennai’s music season.

Mysore T. Chowdiah

Violin

T. Chowdiah (1895–1967) was a Carnatic violinist known for introducing the seven-string violin, his role as Mysore court musician, and contributions to performance and composition.

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Reena Bhardwaj

Reena Bhardwaj is a British singer and songwriter known for collaborations with A. R. Rahman and Nitin Sawhney, working across Indian classical, Bollywood, and world music genres.

London

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Chinmaya Dunster

Sarod

Chinmaya Dunster (1954–2025) was a sarod player known for blending Hindustani and Celtic music, founding fusion projects, and presenting global performances with environmental themes.

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Siddheshwari Devi

Siddheshwari Devi (1908–1977) was a Hindustani vocalist of the Banaras Gharana, known for thumri and semi-classical forms, and regarded as one of the leading voices of 20th-century Indian music.